Brooklyn

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046153
MRDS ID M234134
Record type Site
Current site name Brooklyn

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.77978, 41.77574 (WGS84)
Relative position 1,000 FT. NORTH OF THE BROOKLYN MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Contact(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 063E 13 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.77978, 41.77574

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Grandiorite Stock With Assoc, Faults, Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Grandiorite Contact, Faults, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NOV: USES DFR 76- 56, P39-45

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1935 THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USES BUL. 847-A.

  • Deposit

    HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM, GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., N EV; USES OFR 76-779.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RETURNS ON 10 1/2 TONS OF THIS ARE (GARFIELD SMELTER, SALT LAKE CI TY) WERE ABOUT 3.5% CU AND 1.3OZ. AG PER TON (SCHRADER 1935, P21-2). T HIS CLAIM BELONGS TO THE BROOKLYN MINE GROUP. (SEE BROOKLYN MINE) -GIV EN SAME UTM AS GREEN MONSTER. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1972 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit BARITE VEINS REPORTED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Weimer Becky S Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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